Colorado signed three wide receivers in February, has commitments from two wideouts for the current recruiting cycle and the Buffaloes are after more.

Word comes from Rivals.com that Devin Ross, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound wide receiver-defensive back at Mission Hills (Calif.) Bishop Academy, appears close to committing to Colorado.

Ross is a 3-star prospect ranked by Rivals as the 72nd-best overall senior in the state of California. A two-way player who is expected to be a wide receiver at the college level, Ross also has offers from Boston College, Iowa State, Minnesota, San Diego State and others.

He has become friends with Colorado’s top-rated commitment: four-star tight end Mitchell Parsons of Chaparral HS in Parker.

“I really like (Colorado’s) coaching staff,” Ross told Rivals.com. “I have talked with some of the players. I just like it a lot. I am pretty close to committing. I am probably going to do it soon.”

Colorado has commitments from a pair of two-star wide receivers from California: Bryce Bobo (6-3, 175) of Covina Charter Oak and Elijah Dunston (6-1, 180) of West Hills Chaminade.

The Buffs signed three receivers from Texas high schools in February: Gerald Thomas (5-11, 175) of The Colony, Jeffrey Thomas (6-3, 190) of Duncanville and Peyton Williams (6-1, 190) of Southlake Carroll.

Williams, coming off a knee injury suffered in high school, may “grayshirt” and delay his enrollment to CU . That would make him a de facto member of a Colorado’s 2013 recruiting class that may be teeming with receivers.

Kensler joined The Denver Post in 1989 and has covered a variety of beats, including Colorado, Colorado State, golf, Olympics and the Denver Broncos. His brush with greatness: losing in a two-on-two pickup basketball game at Ohio State against two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin.

Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.